corset

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English corset, from Old French corset. Equivalent to corse +‎ -et.

An 1893 corset, front and back.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪt
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

corset (plural corsets)

  1. A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
  2. (historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
  3. (UK, finance, historical) A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.

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Verb

corset (third-person singular simple present corsets, present participle corseting or corsetting, simple past and past participle corseted or corsetted)

  1. (transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
    Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.
  2. (figuratively) To restrict or confine.
    I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!
    • 2004 July 1, Leslie Feinberg, “Sexual freedom vs. fascism in Germany”, in Workers World:
      They were trying to free the lives of women of all sexualities and genders that were tightly corseted by lack of basic social and economic rights.

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French

Etymology

From Old French cors (body) + -et.

Pronunciation

Noun

corset m (plural corsets)

  1. corset

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French corset, from cors (body) + -et.

Noun

corset m (plural corsets)

  1. (Jersey) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French corset.

Noun

corset n (plural corsete)

  1. corset

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